While the IRS instructions don't provide specific guidance for Line 4, I just noticed that intro section for Schedule AI (page 😎 says:
"4. For each period shown on Schedule AI, figure your income and deductions based on your method of accounting. If you use the cash method of accounting (used by most people), include all income actually or constructively received during the period and ALL DEDUCTIONS ACTUALLY PAID DURING THE PERIOD." (caps added)
Yet you said, "You will need to divide up your medical expense deductions for each of the time periods based on the total medical expense deduction you got from Schedule A line 4." Doesn't that contradict the IRS instructions?
